Abstract: Cloud-based communication management is provided. Status information regarding vehicles is maintained to a non-volatile storage. A request intended to be performed by one of the vehicles is received to a cloud server over a communications network from a requesting device. Responsive to the request being performable by a mobile edge computing (MEC) device in a cell of the communications network instead of the one of the vehicles, the request is sent by the cloud server to the MEC device to be processed by the MEC device instead of being performed by the one of the vehicles.

Abstract: The invention concerns a sensing device (1) configured to selectively operate in: a manufacturing mode, an unprovisioned mode, a provisioned mode and an end-of-life mode. In the manufacturing mode, the electronic circuit (14) permanently stores a unique code (149) in a storage medium (12), while in the unprovisioned mode, the electronic circuit (14) waits for a provisioning code (31) for generating a private and a public key (143). In the provisioned mode, the electronic circuit (14) signs a timestamp (146) provided by a time-keeping unit (13) and data (110) provided by a sensing unit. The collected data (110), the timestamp (146), the digital signature (144) and the public key (143) is then transmitted. In the end-of-life mode, the electronic circuit (14) permanently erases the private key.

Abstract: Example apparatus, methods, circuitry, and computer program products are provided for use in impact detection. Example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors. The apparatus is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode. The active operating mode comprises operating one or more sensors in the plurality of sensors to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.

Abstract: A method for configuring a paging occasion includes that: a terminal receives first configuration information from a network device, where the first configuration information is used for determining at least one first paging occasion; each of the at least one first paging occasion is associated with at least one second paging occasion; and the first paging occasion and the second paging occasion are used for transmitting scheduling information of a paging message. A terminal and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for securely delivering, transferring ownership, storing, accessing and receiving or returning an item from another are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system and method are provided to securely receive a variety of different sizes and types of packages at one or more locations, including but not limited to on or adjacent a recipient's property. In another embodiment, the system and method allow a user to receive, store and/or return an item without exposing the item to loss, damage, spoilage or other events that would impair the value of the items. Methods of utilizing the systems described herein are also disclosed.

Abstract: To appropriately control communication even when a reference signal is dynamically triggered, a user terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives a downlink shared channel and a Channel State Information (CSI) reference signal; and a control section that, when first downlink control information used to schedule the downlink shared channel and second downlink control information used to trigger the CSI reference signal are transmitted by different cells, and resources respectively indicated by the first downlink control information and the second downlink control information overlap, performs control not to perform at least one of reception of the downlink shared channel and measurement that uses the CSI reference signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile device comprising: a motion sensor configured to determine a motion of the mobile device; a radiofrequency transceiver configured to receive an advertisement of at least one node; a controller configured to receive the motion of the mobile device; a user interface. The controller is configured to (i) obtain and parse the advertisement of the at least one node, when the mobile device is in a first motion, and (ii) display a list comprising the parsed advertisement of the at least one node on the user interface, when the mobile device is in a second motion. The first motion is the mobile device moving along a path and the second motion is the mobile device not moving away from a location on the path.

Abstract: A method and a device for positioning are provided. The method for positioning includes: measuring, by a first vehicle, a positioning reference signal PRS and a carrier phase reference signal C-PRS sent by a plurality of positioning reference devices, to obtain a plurality of PRS measurement results and a plurality of C-PRS measurement results, the plurality of positioning reference devices including a network side device and other vehicles; performing, by the first vehicle, a positioning operation according to the plurality of PRS measurement results and the plurality of C-PRS measurement results.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a wireless node (e.g., UE or BS) receives from a network component (e.g., BS or core network component) a request for a positioning estimate of a UE associated with a specified time. The wireless node performs positioning measurements at a plurality of times, and determines (e.g., via interpolation or extrapolation) the positioning estimate associated with the specified time based on the positioning measurements. The wireless node transmits, to the network component, a report comprising the determined positioning estimate.

Abstract: A lamp control device comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal that is configured to be connectable to a lamp via an external switch and outputs a drive current for the lamp, an internal switch provided on a first path connecting the first input terminal and the output terminal, a constant current section provided on a second path connecting the second input terminal and the output terminal, a voltage monitoring section that monitors a voltage applied to the output terminal, and a control section that controls the internal switch on the basis of a monitoring result from the voltage monitoring section.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating and reproducing pattern data is provided. The apparatus for generating pattern data includes an input data reception unit for receiving input data according to a user selection; a controller for determining pattern information on the basis of the input data and generating pattern data including the determined pattern information, and a communication unit for transmitting the generated pattern data to the apparatus for reproducing pattern data.

Abstract: A healthcare management system for a healthcare team caring for a patient to serve a healthcare need of the patient includes a wearable sensor worn by the patient for obtaining healthcare data from the patient; a healthcare clinical system having an healthcare analysis subsystem for analyzing the healthcare data; and a relay device in communication selectively with the wearable sensor and the healthcare clinical system. The healthcare analysis subsystem includes an artificial intelligence (AI) engine, the AI engine having a plurality of clinical analysis modules, each clinical analysis module is directed to a respective predetermined medical area, the respective clinical analysis module analyzing the healthcare data with a respective learned algorithm directed to the respective predetermined medical area.

Abstract: Communication methods and devices include opening a plurality of detection windows according to a preset detection period; in response to having detected a preamble of a radio frame in at least a preset number of continuous detection windows of the plurality of detection windows, switching the receiving end device to an awake state; and receiving the radio frame while the receiving end device is operating in the awake state.

Abstract: A system for hands-free access to a vehicle includes a hands-free access device that transmits a location frame of a modulated signal and a pure carrier signal, receives a measurement of a received signal strength of a primary received signal performed on the pure carrier signal by a hands-free identifier, and receives information on an absence or presence of noise in the location frame. Additionally, the hands-free access device authorizes or prevents access to the vehicle. The system further includes a hands-free identifier that receives the location frame, performs a measurement of the received signal strength of the primary received signal on the pure carrier signal, sends the hands-free access device the measurement of the received signal strength of the primary received signal, checks the presence of noise in the location frame, and sends the hands-free access device information on the absence or presence of noise in the location frame.

Abstract: A positioning method based on a binary periodic sequence includes: selecting one polynomial from each equivalence class of a quadratic polynomial set S to determine a set T; constructing a binary periodic sequence cluster according to the set T; generating a positioning signal according to the binary periodic sequence cluster; and performing positioning processing according to the positioning signal.

Abstract: A data interaction method includes: acquiring UWB positioning signals transmitted by at least three UWB positioning base stations, where one of the at least three UWB positioning base stations is a reference positioning base station; and determining a relative position of the mobile terminal with respect to the reference positioning base station based on the UWB positioning signals.

Abstract: A method includes: periodically receiving data via a ubiquitous network from each of a plurality of devices, where each of the devices is associated with one of the plurality of entities and has a unique identifier; determining, as a function of the received data, a plurality of temporal locations for each of the plurality of entities, each of the temporal locations identifying a time and place where an associated entity was located; and, correlating encounters between two or more of the plurality of entities with incidence data associated with an incident, wherein an encounter is registered when a temporal location of a first of the plurality of entities is within a predefined proximity of at least a second of the plurality of entities within a physical zone associated with the incident.

Abstract: A wireless electronic lockset comprising a processing unit, a locking bolt, a motor, a wireless communication tag, and a wireless interface is disclosed. The lockset is capable of connecting to a mobile device via a first communication protocol and/or a second communication protocol. The lockset sends a value to the mobile device via the first communication protocol and receives an actuation command via the second communication protocol if the mobile device has been verified by a server. The actuation command causes the lockset to lock or unlock the door.

Abstract: A method for receiving system information that is applied to a terminal includes: sending a system information request message to a first access network device, the system information request message carrying an identification of a neighbor cell and an identification of a system information block (SIB) X, where X is an integer greater than 1; and receiving other system information (Other SI) broadcasted by a second access network device. The Other SI carries the SIB X. The first access network device is an access network device for a cell where the terminal currently dwells, and the second access network device is an access network device for the neighbor cell.

Abstract: A location engine uses the empirical measurements made by a scouting wireless terminal (i) to discover the existence of a reference radio within a geographic region; (ii) to generate an estimate of the location of the newly-discovered reference radio, and (iii) to generate an estimate of the transmission power of the downlink control channel radio signal transmitted by the newly-discovered reference radio. The location engine then uses: (i) the estimate of the location of the newly-discovered reference radio, and (ii) the estimate of the transmission power of the downlink control channel radio signal transmitted by the newly-discovered reference radio, and (iii) measurements, made by a user wireless terminal, of the power of each of the downlink control channel radio signals transmitted by each of the reference radios to generate an estimate of the location of the user wireless terminal.